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,~«†=%@£## % DREAM PALACE % ##£@%=†«~,
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,,,,,,,,,, NOT ACTUALLY A PALACE. A COTTAGE IN THE ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~« OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND «~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~«† MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, †«~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~«†= BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE =†«~,,,,,,
,,,,,~«†=% SPRING)) %=†«~,,,,,
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,~«†=%@£## I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AT SIX AM. IT'S ##£@%=†«~,
,,~«†=%@£# DARK, AND THE STARS ARE OUT, BUT THE #£@%=†«~,,
,,,~«†=%@£ SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, £@%=†«~,,,
,,,,~«†=%@ BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND @%=†«~,,,,
,,,,,~«†=% THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. %=†«~,,,,,
,,,,,,~«†= IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY =†«~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~«† DREAMS. †«~,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,~ IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~« EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE «~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~«† PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, †«~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~«†= MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO =†«~,,,,,,
,,,,,~«†=% DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH %=†«~,,,,,
,,,,~«†=%@ DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, @%=†«~,,,,
,,,~«†=%@£ SLIGHTLY WEIRD. £@%=†«~,,,
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,,,~«†=%@£ I HAVE FRIENDS - THERE'S A CAT, AND A £@%=†«~,,,
,,,,~«†=%@ DOG (WHO IS RIDICOLOUSLY LARGE AND @%=†«~,,,,
,,,,,~«†=% WANTS TO BE THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO %=†«~,,,,,
,,,,,,~«†= THE SHORTWAVE RADIO, AND TRANSMIT A BIT =†«~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~«† MYSELF, SONGS AND POETRY, AND FOUND †«~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~« SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL «~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. ~,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,~«†=% MOST IMPORTANTLY, THERE'S A TWO SQUARE %=†«~,,,,,
,,,,~«†=%@ METER AREA ON THE FLOOR WHERE I CAN @%=†«~,,,,
,,,~«†=%@£ "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE £@%=†«~,,,
,,~«†=%@£# WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE NIGHTLY #£@%=†«~,,
,~«†=%@£## RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS ##£@%=†«~,
,,~«†=%@£# COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH #£@%=†«~,,
,,,~«†=%@£ PATCHES REMOVED, FOOD UNEATEN, WOUNDS £@%=†«~,,,
,,,,~«†=%@ HEALED, AND WHEREVER AND WHENEVER I'D @%=†«~,,,,
,,,,,~«†=% FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY %=†«~,,,,,
,,,,,,~«†= RESTED IN MY BED. SOMETIMES THERE'S =†«~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~«† ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY †«~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~« FORGETTING TO PUT THEM IN THE SQUARE. «~,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,~« AT NIGHT, I HAVE DEMI-LUCID DREAMS «~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~«† WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND †«~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~«†= THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, =†«~,,,,,,
,,,,,~«†=% IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A %=†«~,,,,,
,,,,~«†=%@ LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO @%=†«~,,,,
,,,~«†=%@£ FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER £@%=†«~,,,
,,~«†=%@£# - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE #£@%=†«~,,
,~«†=%@£## ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ##£@%=†«~,
,,~«†=%@£# THIS IS A MYSTERY WE OFTEN DISCUSS. #£@%=†«~,,
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